Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense (foreign military aggression), apologizes to “President” Hamid Karzai, of Afghanistan (de facto Mayor of Kabul), for the deaths of 577 Afghan non-combatants, at the hands of United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) over the previous eight months.

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       While the U.s. Armed Forces are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the White house grants Henry M. Paulson, Jr., and ethics waiver to talk to Chairman Lloyd C. Blankfein, Paulson’s successor at Goldman Sachs investment bank.  Paulson had already spoken with Blankfein spoke twice that morning, five times the day before, and 19 times before then.

       Postscript: From September 16th to the 21st, 2008, Mr. Paulson and Mr. Blankfein spoke 24 times, and far fewer with any other Wall Street bankers.

       [added 5/25/2021] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

       As the Great Recession continues around the world, the central Bank of Japan adds 29,300,000,000 “dollars” into its commercial banks; and the central Reserve Bank of Australia adds 3,450,000,000 “dollars” into its commercial banks.

       [added 5/25/2021]